How do you make time for business development when you have a full day – especially if you are a lawyer? As you start to go up the ladder, on the way to making partner, your responsibilities get bigger. And with a full day, how do you ensure that your career still moves forward and …
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Every professional has heard at some stage over the past couple of years that LinkedIn is a goldmine when finding new prospects. Like many though, they don’t know how to utilise it. Sound familiar? This article gives you a simple strategy for how to approach prospects on LinkedIn. How to approach prospects: a 4-step guide …
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Senior decision makers in corporations don’t spend much of their time searching online or using social media. Unlike smaller businesses, they don’t go out to networking events and all of their emails and calls are often screened by assistants. So how do you attract corporate clients if you can’t get in front of them using …
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Ever wondered why people buy from people? It’s simple: people trust people. A referral is an extremely powerful exchange when it comes to business as it almost always converts to a new client. Why? Because the referral gives you instant value and credibility and trust has already been established for your potential client, and all …
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How do you increase your profile at work? Very often you’ll hear and you’ll be told that to make partner, you have to raise your profile. But how do you do it? You might say, “Oh, let’s just have the results do the talking”. But the truth is, it doesn’t really work that way. In …
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How do you set up a referral network of your own? Whether you’re a lawyer and accountant, one of the easiest ways to get into that partnership track is to have that network of introducers or a referral network. But how do you set up a referral network? In our How To Make partner programme …
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Do you feel like your networking efforts are just meaningful conversations which go absolutely nowhere? Do you know how each networking event will help you achieve your personal and professional goals? Do you know how to use social media to win work and make valuable connections? The key to networking effectively is to have a …
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There’s nothing worse than putting in the work and the hours only to get overlooked for a referral. It’s a crushing feeling, especially when it goes to your partner instead. What did they do that you didn’t? While it might feel like you did everything you could, you may be missing a few key areas …
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How do you win corporate clients? This is a question on many accountants, lawyers and consultants lips, as winning lucrative work with big corporate clients is the dream. Not only does it mean repeat business worth many billable hours at respectable rates for the firm, but it’s a very good chance that this could be …
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